Owners are sharing their travel stories and memories from their favorite WorldMark resorts. Meet WorldMark Owners featured in Owner Corner.

Breaking Bread with Friends at WorldMark Indio

March 2014

"Every once in a while, you embark on a vacation experience that becomes that 'moment in time' vacation, an experience that later makes you smile real big and heave a gentle sigh of relaxing satisfaction for years to come. WorldMark Indio in November 2011, a first visit for my bride and I, was just that vacatio

"Earlier this year, in June, we had a family reunion in Branson, MO. that brought together 19 family members. We traveled from 11 different states — including Oregon, New York, Illinois and California - and some of us had not seen each other in fifty years.

My husband, Ken, and I have been WorldMark, The Club owners since October 2007. We have had the opportunity to use our ownership to travel to some fantastic places; even using our exchange benefit with RCI to stay at resorts all over the country.

My husband, Jerry, and I honeymooned at WorldMark Fiji in 2005. During our two-week stay at the resort we took many trips to Nadi. We enjoyed riding the Westbus that winded through the charming villages on the way to town. Our most amazing story

Last fall, Rose and Joe Guyther traveled to Colorado to stay at WorldMark Estes Park, a beautiful resort near the Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park, Colorado may be a small town, but it has a lot to love.

Kathy Klingman decided to venture to WorldMark Coral Baja, Mexico in February on her own, which turned out to be a trip of a lifetime as she met new friends, participated in adventures and made many memories to bring back home.

Brian and Cheryl Partridge decided to creatively use their WorldMark credits by booking a Carnival® cruise to Alaska that was advertised in Destinations magazine. To their surprise, they weren’t the only ones!

Clam digging brings owners Carole and Darrell Wolfe, and Billie Ann and Evor Kumpula together time and again along the Oregon coast. The Kumpula’s introduced the Wolfe’s to the activity and the Wolfe’s introduced the Kumpula’s to WorldMark. With both couples being owners they enjoy this and many other activities together while staying with WorldMark.

“I have spent the last three birthdays in Las Vegas at WorldMark resorts and I already have a reservation for this year’s birthday celebration! My favorite resort is WorldMark Las Vegas. I love that resort! Why? It was the first resort I stayed at, just to relax in the lazy river with drink in hand, well just the thought, and I’m relaxed already. The staff there is always friendly and helpful.

“Most of our travel is spent with family visiting the different resorts. When we travel, we take our kids and grandkids. We go for long weekends or to spend a week in Texas at the beautiful WorldMark New Braunfels resort. It’s a fun and unique area with river rafting and really nice units. We also go often to Birch Bay. We have a cabin there, so my daughter stays in the cabin while we stay in the WorldMark Birch Bay resort. It’s perfect! We also organized a Valentine’s Day trip this past February to celebrate with other couples.”

The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games gives cause to celebrate!
“Our most memorable moment while on a WorldMark Vacation was the 2010 Olympics in Whistler and Vancouver. We stayed at the WorldMark Cascade Lodge in Whistler. My son and I attended numerous events while at the Olympics for nine days. One of our most memorable events was the medal ceremonies when Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso came in 1-2 for the U.S. in the Olympic Women’s Downhill.

“We absolutely love to celebrate anniversaries and birthdays with WorldMark — last year we did a co-birthday with a friend who celebrates one day apart from me. We reserved two huge 3 bedroom units and brought all our friends to celebrate for a few days. It was on Scott’s 30th birthday when we joined and became WorldMark owners. We have now been owners for 11 years and since celebrated almost EVERY birthday. I have decorated the insides of countless WorldMark condos with balloons and crepe paper. As for anniversaries, we took my mother with us shortly after Emily was born to celebrate ours. My mom babysat while we went out for the night in Whistler.

In October, WorldMark, The Club kicked off the company’s year-long 20th anniversary celebration. Associates and owners alike celebrated this important company milestone around the country. Over the course of our 20th year, we continue to invite you to be a part of this very special anniversary celebration. We invite you to share your memories of favorite getaways or family celebrations you’ve experienced with WorldMark, The Club by sending us an email and your story may appear on WorldMarktheClub.com, in your Destinations magazine or in your monthly e-newsletter, the WorldMark Insider.